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consumer spending, of course, makes up about 70% of the u.s. economy. if you have been missing the google maps app on your iphone, you should be able find it now. it's been three months since apple replaced google maps. that was not nearly as popular and not nearly as good. google released its free application this week, and it's expected to become one of the hottest commodities in the apps store. >>> a bold move by the fed seemingly no moves at all when it comes to the debt ceiling and debt issues. two big stories. what do they mean and what happens next? joining me now is bob nardelli, former ceo of home depot, former chairman of chrysler, and president of the private equity firm x lr-8. >> thank you. >> as a businessman, what is your take on the fiscal cliff issue? how do you think these negotiations end? >> well, i mean there, is so much speculation out there and such a broad range of opinions. i guess if i had to predict, i would say we probably will not reach agreement and there is a high probability we will go over the cliff, and the impact of th
consumer spending, of course, makes up about 70% of the u.s. economy. if you have been missing the google maps app on your iphone, you should be able find it now. it's been three months since apple replaced google maps. that was not nearly as popular and not nearly as good. google released its free application this week, and it's expected to become one of the hottest commodities in the apps store. >>> a bold move by the fed seemingly no moves at all when it comes to the debt ceiling...
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it is easy to fix ate on the u.s. rally. it has nothing to do with china or the u.s. it has to do with the new japanese government. the bank of japan is meeting on wednesday or thursday. the trick here for the american investors is to remember the currency. you have to experience it. it sounds like the federal reserve. so this idea. the cliff may be overrated. i'm curious to see what happens. you mentioned the debt ceiling in the show. if obama gets that, he is going to give a lot back. if obama gets that lifted now. so we don't have to have the fight. he is going to have to give up a lot. but i agree. if we can take that off the table, we don't have to fight that fight that is a positive. >> you stay low in the market. i'm under weight equities and overweight credit. i want to see what the deal looks like before i add. >> strike could slam businesses from maine to texas and all points in between. it could damage our economy. impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connection
it is easy to fix ate on the u.s. rally. it has nothing to do with china or the u.s. it has to do with the new japanese government. the bank of japan is meeting on wednesday or thursday. the trick here for the american investors is to remember the currency. you have to experience it. it sounds like the federal reserve. so this idea. the cliff may be overrated. i'm curious to see what happens. you mentioned the debt ceiling in the show. if obama gets that, he is going to give a lot back. if...
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yesterday, there was a report on u.s. sales on cigarette, even though they had 3% increase in prizes declined 3% and a challenging environment for cigarette sales, not a good story. >> drop for maple syrup. >> what? >> three burglars in canada were arrested for a massive maple syrup heist that affected the global supply. police weren't waffling where the robbery took place, took 10 million pounds of the sugary liquid and they now face conspiracy charges and trafficking. >> who was behind his? yogi bear? >> that's bad. ♪ >> who sings this song? >> like the kennedy family bootlegging mol las cess out of canada? that's old school. >>> coming up. >> they were cartoon characters. we've gone through this before. >> i must have blocked it out of my mind. >>> coming up next, the up to the minute updates in the oracle's conference call and still to come, we head into the ring for good classic street fights. stay tuned because the traders are lacing up their gloves and settling the score on bank of america. next. ♪ ...could end
yesterday, there was a report on u.s. sales on cigarette, even though they had 3% increase in prizes declined 3% and a challenging environment for cigarette sales, not a good story. >> drop for maple syrup. >> what? >> three burglars in canada were arrested for a massive maple syrup heist that affected the global supply. police weren't waffling where the robbery took place, took 10 million pounds of the sugary liquid and they now face conspiracy charges and trafficking....
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. >> it still comes back to buying high quality assets which we believe are in the u.s. big -- cap with big brand names with great fundamentals, and they are right here in the u.s.? make that the last word. the bell is ringing. maria will pick up the second half of the "closing bell" in just a moment. >>> and it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, everybody, welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. today fading optimism about a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff weighed on stocks. here's how we're finishing on wall street close to the lows of the day with a decline of the dow jones industrial average of 98 points at 13,252. once again we saw both sides digging n.no deal on the fiscal cliff in washington and stocks sold out. nasdaq composite off a third of a percent and the s&p 500 down 11 points, and the countdown continues. only seven trading days left until the fiscal cliff dead livent was today the beginning of a bigger selloff if a deal does not come soon? joining me right now is a cnbc
. >> it still comes back to buying high quality assets which we believe are in the u.s. big -- cap with big brand names with great fundamentals, and they are right here in the u.s.? make that the last word. the bell is ringing. maria will pick up the second half of the "closing bell" in just a moment. >>> and it is 4:00 on wall street. do you know where your money is? hi, everybody, welcome back to the "closing bell." i'm maria bartiromo on the floor of the...
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certainly feeding the petrochemical demands in the u.s. is going to be a big part as well. >> thank you for coming and talking to the "mad money" viewers. >> this is the most consistent best growth pipeline story, you keep raising the dividend, you can take a look at their long-term plan, i like these guys so much. president and ceo of enbridge. what a winner. stay with cramer. >>> coming up, are you ready to get charged up? cramer cranks up the voltage and goes electric on an all new hyperactive lightning round. >>> it is time, it's time for the lightning round. are you ready, time for the lightning round. i want to start with sam in florida. sam. >> good evening, professor cramer. >> thank you for tenure, what's up? >> you're the best, a big boo-yah from venice, florida on the gulf. >> i do love venice. what's up? >> caller: what is your feeling on first energy? >> first energy has been going down along with the rest of the utilities. you take your first tranche. don't buy it until it gets to $6. >> i'm going to new york and marc. >> cal
certainly feeding the petrochemical demands in the u.s. is going to be a big part as well. >> thank you for coming and talking to the "mad money" viewers. >> this is the most consistent best growth pipeline story, you keep raising the dividend, you can take a look at their long-term plan, i like these guys so much. president and ceo of enbridge. what a winner. stay with cramer. >>> coming up, are you ready to get charged up? cramer cranks up the voltage and goes...
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right now there are 40 dart pools in the u.s. operating alongside 13 public exchanges. the concern, there's a potential disadvantage to the overall markets and, of course, retail investors. maria? >> that. ton, thank you so much. >>> as the debate continues on capitol hill, back on wall street, seth marin argues that high-frequency trading benefits the few at the extension of many and is taking a toll on investor confidence and seth joins me right now along with special guest host ken langone. you're very critical of high-frequency trading saying it benefits the few at the expense of many. why in. >> that's correct. you have a very few number of constituents, and this is very much of a zero sum game, and they make their money at the expense of all of those folks who are investors who invest in the mutual funds and the pension funds, and the most important thing that we need to reinstill in this country is investor confidence. >> yeah. >> unfortunately, all of the major blow ups, recently the flash crash, facebook or the knight fiasco are interrelated with high-frequency
right now there are 40 dart pools in the u.s. operating alongside 13 public exchanges. the concern, there's a potential disadvantage to the overall markets and, of course, retail investors. maria? >> that. ton, thank you so much. >>> as the debate continues on capitol hill, back on wall street, seth marin argues that high-frequency trading benefits the few at the extension of many and is taking a toll on investor confidence and seth joins me right now along with special guest...
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gift card in the u.s. are so lop lar that if you lied the cars sold last year ent to ent, they would total just how much? we'll tell you nicks. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we've got coastline to explore and wildlife to photograph. and there's world class dining with our world famous seafood. so for a great vacation this year, come to the gulf. its all fabulous but i give florida the edge. right after mississippi. you mean alabama. say louisiana or th
gift card in the u.s. are so lop lar that if you lied the cars sold last year ent to ent, they would total just how much? we'll tell you nicks. to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious....
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apple's request to ban sales of samsung's smart phones in the u.s. stock of apple down 25% over the last three months. john, is apple losing its mojo. >> it hasn't had a dramatic innovation. it's trying to keep other people from catching up with it by suing it. that's not really a good business strategy. i do think it's lost some of the apple invents the new great thing every few years. it hasn't. >> the judge says failed to prove infringing on the products enough to ban it. that's what they want to do, ban it. they got a billion dollar fine out of the guys. isn't that enough. haven't we heard enough of the thing? the judge himself said he's fed up with the case. let's settle and move on. >> apple is trying to protect their territory. >> they should concentrate on innovation and not trying to stop others from catching up. >> isn't that what apple says, concentrate on innovation. >>> instagram facing backlash. starting january 16th, the photo sharing right has a right to use your pictures in ads without paying you or notifying you. can instagram reall
apple's request to ban sales of samsung's smart phones in the u.s. stock of apple down 25% over the last three months. john, is apple losing its mojo. >> it hasn't had a dramatic innovation. it's trying to keep other people from catching up with it by suing it. that's not really a good business strategy. i do think it's lost some of the apple invents the new great thing every few years. it hasn't. >> the judge says failed to prove infringing on the products enough to ban it. that's...
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it operates 1700 convenience stores in primarily small towns in the u.s. in the past i've been hesitant because it faces margin pressures and up against a lot of competition. however, casey's had a nice run after a report of a solid quarter and the company could be reevaluating itself and maybe turn itself into a real estate investment trust. plus november same-store sales were strong. company's store remodeling, cost containment efforts starting to flow through to the bottom line. i think the current valuation is an intriguing entry point. i could see the stock trading up to 60, ten points above where it is now. sure, we'd like to see more of a return sign, but you know what? if you want to make a bet on casey's comeback, you can start a position, small position, right here. don't overstay your welcome if the stock does go to 60. let's me say this. all these ideas show me, once again, that we have the smartest viewers in the world who bring these to my attention. send someone a twitter was giving me heat, how could you not know northern tier? listen, ther
it operates 1700 convenience stores in primarily small towns in the u.s. in the past i've been hesitant because it faces margin pressures and up against a lot of competition. however, casey's had a nice run after a report of a solid quarter and the company could be reevaluating itself and maybe turn itself into a real estate investment trust. plus november same-store sales were strong. company's store remodeling, cost containment efforts starting to flow through to the bottom line. i think the...
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the u.s. department of agriculture encouraging seniors to get on food stamps because they will make you look better. we have more news on the food stamp front that will make you angry and that's later in the show. with the tax and fiscal cliff looming 21 days from now, is there a reason for even some slight optimism this evening? joining us now in studio, we welcome distinguished house members carolina maloney of new york and larry kudlow's house member in manhattan. and the republican from arizona. as always, welcome to both of you. dave, let me ask you this. i'm hearing a lot of this that there is a strategic retreat by the republican party. 57b and that they are not either in the house or senate going to block the middle class stax tax cuts which proliferate in terms of the bill. is that true, sir? >> i haven't been invited into the strategic retreat caucus. look. i hear more on the news than i ever actually come across in reality in d.c. so far, i do not see a willingness, particularly on
the u.s. department of agriculture encouraging seniors to get on food stamps because they will make you look better. we have more news on the food stamp front that will make you angry and that's later in the show. with the tax and fiscal cliff looming 21 days from now, is there a reason for even some slight optimism this evening? joining us now in studio, we welcome distinguished house members carolina maloney of new york and larry kudlow's house member in manhattan. and the republican from...
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we judge the u.s. economy to be strong. strong enough to survive a fall on a trampoline or deep pool. we think housing, autos, anything china related can be bought right here using weakness as an opportunity to buy and not sell as we work toward a deal. keep in mind that it might take until the super bowl when everyone by then would have seen the truncated paychecks and got to get a deal then. give them the failure of the government to rise up to a compromise on the cliff so far. you would expect a bigger sell-off today unless of course you recognize that a compromise is more easily reached in 2013 than 2012 and maybe a stopgap. if we wake for a kick the can deal, what's the point of selling? it's better to be a buyer instead of seller. compromise is far more likely than not despite last night's shenanigans. jack in florida, jack? >> caller: i read your book. i enjoyed it very much. >> thank you. >> caller: i'm following a sector rotation strategy with some of my investments. currently in the material sector. and hoping to
we judge the u.s. economy to be strong. strong enough to survive a fall on a trampoline or deep pool. we think housing, autos, anything china related can be bought right here using weakness as an opportunity to buy and not sell as we work toward a deal. keep in mind that it might take until the super bowl when everyone by then would have seen the truncated paychecks and got to get a deal then. give them the failure of the government to rise up to a compromise on the cliff so far. you would...
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then, as hiring picks up in the u.s., could paychecks help you cash in? and with the housing market in full recovery, is it time to furnish your financials with ethan allen? they are the interviews you can't afford to miss, all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a minute of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter. tweet cramer #madtweets. send jim an e-mail or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. >>> our leaders in washington are constantly paying lip service to the importance of small business as they posture and generally do nothing constructive to reach a fiscal cliff deal. if the politicians really cared about small business, they would just stop talking right now and start listening to paychex, the leading payroll processing company that reported last night. they delivered inline earnings slightly weaker than expected revenues. it lowered its growth forecast down to the 2% to 3% range. paychex is paying you to wait for a term but i think washington is making you wait longer. so let's check in with the p
then, as hiring picks up in the u.s., could paychecks help you cash in? and with the housing market in full recovery, is it time to furnish your financials with ethan allen? they are the interviews you can't afford to miss, all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a minute of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter. tweet cramer #madtweets. send jim an e-mail or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. >>> our...
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then, as hiring picks up in the u.s., could paychecks help you cash in? and with the housing market in full recovery, is it time to furnish your financials with eth ethan allen. there are the interviews you can't afford to miss, all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a minute of "mad money." follow jim on twitter. send jim an e-mail or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> our leaders in washington are constantly paying lip service to the importance of small business. as a posture generally do nothing constructive to reach a fiscal cliff deal. if the politicians really cared about small
then, as hiring picks up in the u.s., could paychecks help you cash in? and with the housing market in full recovery, is it time to furnish your financials with eth ethan allen. there are the interviews you can't afford to miss, all coming up on "mad money." >>> don't miss a minute of "mad money." follow jim on twitter. send jim an e-mail or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. i always wait until the last minute. can i still...
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the u.s. is slowing, so you want to basically have some of your big technology stocks. you want to have some oracle, you want to have some apple. apple has sold off here. buy some. if apple gets approval for the china mobile contract, and the television, the smart television which are both expected, anticipated this year, we're looking for earnings this coming year of $50. $50 times 14 is $700 price target. we have a $720 price target, bill. so we've put apple, qualcomm, microsoft, oracle, and your big club stocks. all of those have done well this year. the big winners of this month, the banks have come on super strong. china ma and japan. and i think you can start to nibble a little on china and japan, as well. >> michael, is there an argument to be made that you don't want to touch stocks right now until you have some clarity on this fiscal cliff? just in case we see a big sell-off? >> there is, but i'll argue, too, that you're talking about $600 billion being sucked out of the economy next year. the s&p made $20 trillion. while we are looking at the fiscal cliff coun
the u.s. is slowing, so you want to basically have some of your big technology stocks. you want to have some oracle, you want to have some apple. apple has sold off here. buy some. if apple gets approval for the china mobile contract, and the television, the smart television which are both expected, anticipated this year, we're looking for earnings this coming year of $50. $50 times 14 is $700 price target. we have a $720 price target, bill. so we've put apple, qualcomm, microsoft, oracle, and...
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>> i think the u.s. market is starting to look more like europe in terms of how market share is -- before they were big pieces and now everybody is more equally divided. >> maybe it's not just about the u.s. they make a lot of money other places, right, phil? >> they do. china. china is huge for them and southeast asia. they're growing around the world. doesn't mean clear sailing. but it's a much healthier company than it was when it went into bankruptcy. >> michelle krk you tell me why buicks are so popular in china? >> it has a long history of strong image there. >> they're buicks. >> gm went in early. well, it's got a different image there. >> even tiger finally said i can't sell these things. >> any, appreciate it, michelle. thanks for trying to give me a straight answer. i'm sitting in the same chair i sit at in the morning. the big report on what happened in benghazi came out late last night and it seemed to go to great luns. >> they were mid level, right? >> yrks joe, they took the fall. from my i
>> i think the u.s. market is starting to look more like europe in terms of how market share is -- before they were big pieces and now everybody is more equally divided. >> maybe it's not just about the u.s. they make a lot of money other places, right, phil? >> they do. china. china is huge for them and southeast asia. they're growing around the world. doesn't mean clear sailing. but it's a much healthier company than it was when it went into bankruptcy. >> michelle krk...
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delta, u.s. air, united up, writing that there are numerous reasons to own these shares, including higher passenger rev nufs and not to mention lower fuel costs. now, in response, the airline index hit its highest level since june of 2011. the big question on twitter, is this the time to get in on the airline trade and if so, what's the best pick? mighty fine tweets, if you sold coals and airlines this morning, give yourself a pat on the back. and greg tweets, the airline index is about to take off. he's eyeing southwest and hawaiian holdings. and quant is looking at southwest. so, a lot of airline names being thrown out there. fundamentals seem to be improving for 2013. what's the best pick, i guess? >> mighty fine. isn't that clever? airlines, beeks. >> i agree, that airlines have had a good run. i would go more with the hotel stocks. i like marriott, starwood, if you fly somewhere, you have to stay somewhere. i like the names. >> thank you so much for that. >>> coming up next, nothing but pain
delta, u.s. air, united up, writing that there are numerous reasons to own these shares, including higher passenger rev nufs and not to mention lower fuel costs. now, in response, the airline index hit its highest level since june of 2011. the big question on twitter, is this the time to get in on the airline trade and if so, what's the best pick? mighty fine tweets, if you sold coals and airlines this morning, give yourself a pat on the back. and greg tweets, the airline index is about to take...
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the dow staged and pulled lower today by u.s. senator harry reid and the idea that the markets would send the markets higher in late trading and even though the gains latt in the kay were trimmed. mitch wok nell tock to the fleb vp strategy. the weaker performers were financial, materials as well as utilities among the sectors offsetting late-day games we saw in discretionary and staple stocks low on initial consumer sentiment and the cliff. home builders today finished something very good. november home sales for strong continue once again. of course, now all eyes to this weekend to see what hang will done about the cliff. back to you. >> if, at all. thank you, mary. housing is clicking on all cylinders right now. home prices up nearly 7 boston this year making it the first yearly gain we've seen in housing six 2006. that's unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. >> look the november numbers. 14.5% jump in existing home sales. mary mentioned the 15% increase in new home sales. mortgage rates still close to all-time lows right now.
the dow staged and pulled lower today by u.s. senator harry reid and the idea that the markets would send the markets higher in late trading and even though the gains latt in the kay were trimmed. mitch wok nell tock to the fleb vp strategy. the weaker performers were financial, materials as well as utilities among the sectors offsetting late-day games we saw in discretionary and staple stocks low on initial consumer sentiment and the cliff. home builders today finished something very good....
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and i mean, u.s. dollars, i'm short yen against canadian dollars, i'm short yen against aussie and the kiwi. i think it's abundantly clear that this new administration has made it very clear it intends to force the bank of japan to supply japanese yen in unlimited terms. these are terms that we have not heard from a -- from monetary authorities or political authorities, i can't remember ever having heard that before. you have to remember, a government has a hard time strengthening its currency, but governments can very easily weaken their currencies, simply by printing them and when the japanese said they are going to print them in an unlimited fashion, you have to believe them. >> also, the other difference here between japan and what's going on for instance here in the united states is that in japan, there are still positive real rates so the bank of japan has the freedom and the leeway to really impact what's going on with the yen. >> well, they've made it clear that that's what they intend to do.
and i mean, u.s. dollars, i'm short yen against canadian dollars, i'm short yen against aussie and the kiwi. i think it's abundantly clear that this new administration has made it very clear it intends to force the bank of japan to supply japanese yen in unlimited terms. these are terms that we have not heard from a -- from monetary authorities or political authorities, i can't remember ever having heard that before. you have to remember, a government has a hard time strengthening its currency,...
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weakness in the u.s. dollar. greenback nearing an eight-month low against the euro and approaching fiscal cliff. slight uptick in home prices here in the u.s. also giving a boost to crude in wednesday's trade. of course now investors will be looking ahead to tomorrow's weekly inventory report. drawdowns of crude as well as -- supplies are expected and we are expecting an uptick in gasoline inventories. forecasts for last week. >> price of natural gas at the same time, we talked so much about this explosion, ability to get natural gas. how is that playing out? >> it is, you know, again, weather related. couple of things there. colder weather gives a lift to natural gas in that case. at the same time, supplies expanding and they are counter-bailing force was natural gas at this point. >> mary thompson, thanks so much. >>> few days ago cnbc host piers morgan appeared on "the kudlow report" to defend his strong and often nasty attacks on american gun laws. and that is sparking a backlash. a petition to have piers mor
weakness in the u.s. dollar. greenback nearing an eight-month low against the euro and approaching fiscal cliff. slight uptick in home prices here in the u.s. also giving a boost to crude in wednesday's trade. of course now investors will be looking ahead to tomorrow's weekly inventory report. drawdowns of crude as well as -- supplies are expected and we are expecting an uptick in gasoline inventories. forecasts for last week. >> price of natural gas at the same time, we talked so much...
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they have a u.s. project -- they have u.s. projects for which they are able to sell solar panels into, but that's not indicative of tangible demand in third party markets. >> that was actually last year. even better call there. is the run a short squeeze or something more now? joining us once again is gordon johnson. so, i mean, you recommended the short a long time ago. the trade is up despite the recent run. what do you do right now? >> what i would do right now if i was still short the stock, hold tight if it wasn't short, i would wait until after their analyst day, which is supposed to happen in january and then i would get aggressively short. >> you think there's going to be a pop on the analyst day from what they say? >> i think what's driven the stock higher is a number of things. you had first solar earn $1.27. we were at $1.35. you know where the bear is on the stock. the street was at 43 cents. the street was just massively off and the stock rallied. but what's really driven the stock from 16 to 32 is a very aggressi
they have a u.s. project -- they have u.s. projects for which they are able to sell solar panels into, but that's not indicative of tangible demand in third party markets. >> that was actually last year. even better call there. is the run a short squeeze or something more now? joining us once again is gordon johnson. so, i mean, you recommended the short a long time ago. the trade is up despite the recent run. what do you do right now? >> what i would do right now if i was still...
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include united arab emirates, macy's, u.s. bancorp, chevron, time warner cable, vodafone and walmart. lots of money that are growing, growing aggressively. and choosing oracle to manage the numbers and cloud migration. people are getting out of having their own dumb intel boxes putting their data instead in the cloud where it can be accessed faster and much cheaper, not real estate companies anymore. oracle made a big show of saying it's taking share from s.a.p. in europe, something i bet bill mcdermott would agree with. and a subtle undertone that suggested salesforce.com wasn't doing as well as oracle either. whatever, let's just say business is very strong. cash is brimming, $34 billion, despite a buyback that's taken in 350 million shares, $10 billion worth of stock. at a time that suggests a collapse in technical spending, oracle is saying the opposite. it was an amazing, affirmative call. and my hat is off to the entire team. we may have worries about apple. we may be concerned about personal computers, but overall tech
include united arab emirates, macy's, u.s. bancorp, chevron, time warner cable, vodafone and walmart. lots of money that are growing, growing aggressively. and choosing oracle to manage the numbers and cloud migration. people are getting out of having their own dumb intel boxes putting their data instead in the cloud where it can be accessed faster and much cheaper, not real estate companies anymore. oracle made a big show of saying it's taking share from s.a.p. in europe, something i bet bill...
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wal-mart has 4,000 stores in the u.s. while target has just over 1700. we're putting everyday low prices against cheap chic and going into this season, wal-mart sales are up 1.5% year over year while target is nearly double that. assessment for same-store sales this holiday quarter put wal-mart up 8% and target up 2.3%. not so fast, target. last year wal-mart delivered a holiday bunch up 10.. % while target remained unchanged. >> the battle of the big boxers, wal-mart and target. wal-ma now each competitor herb has ammunition. we will go to you first before the people who are paid to give us opiniones. who do you like in this fight? >> i think it is interesting. they are apples an oranges. so much different business models. both are very well run companies. it would be hard to, i give wal-mart the went to social med huge way. i think that helped them out in the post period. >> now, brian. you're with the experts. i want to hear what they think. >> i want herb to commit to a pick. >> he's not. >> i can see the benefits of both companies. >> they're both w
wal-mart has 4,000 stores in the u.s. while target has just over 1700. we're putting everyday low prices against cheap chic and going into this season, wal-mart sales are up 1.5% year over year while target is nearly double that. assessment for same-store sales this holiday quarter put wal-mart up 8% and target up 2.3%. not so fast, target. last year wal-mart delivered a holiday bunch up 10.. % while target remained unchanged. >> the battle of the big boxers, wal-mart and target. wal-ma...
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that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreighting stuff instead which would be much more expensive because of this? >> this is the second time a lot of retailers have had to do contingency planning. when it was set to expire in september, a lot of companies started doing the contingencies then and then back in november they started planning for the potential strike and the contingencies included shipping product to the west coast and to the west coast ports and looking at an cade an ports and bringing products a lot earlier in the process and putting them in storage. >> wow! all right. a lot of complication and supply chain management is literally, you can major in it because it can be so complicated. jonathan, good to have you her
that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreighting stuff instead which would be much more expensive because of this? >> this is the second time a lot of retailers have had to do contingency planning....
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the u.s. is 37% of sales. europe is 17% of sales. at 20 times earnings, these guys with 20% roe, these guys are worth owning here and 2% div. broke through 100, the stock actually looks like it's breaking out. >>> coming up next, which of the world's xheechs will be the leader of the pack in 2013? bruce kasman is here with his predictions for next year. we'll tell you if you should get in on this trade. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't want to miss it with thinkorswim by td ameritrade. you get knock-your-socks-off tools, simple one-click orders, real-time paper trading to hone your skills, plus anytime you need it support. ♪ stocks, options, futures, and forex. get your trading on track. thinkorswim by td ameritrade. trade commission free for 60 days, plus get up to $600 when you open an account. plus get up to $600 customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups!
the u.s. is 37% of sales. europe is 17% of sales. at 20 times earnings, these guys with 20% roe, these guys are worth owning here and 2% div. broke through 100, the stock actually looks like it's breaking out. >>> coming up next, which of the world's xheechs will be the leader of the pack in 2013? bruce kasman is here with his predictions for next year. we'll tell you if you should get in on this trade. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] trading's like a high-speed train. and you don't...
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by slow we're talking 1.5% to 2% growth in the u.s. and even emerging markets, having 5% growth, this is robust, relative to the 8%, 9% we used to see not long ago so my sense is you want to avoid extreme industrial exposures, you know, sort of pure cyclicals plays that are going to lead you down a bad road. in general, you know in, a slow, steady economic environment. equities seem to do well. diversified company like brookfield can do well >> you think it continues to be a good year for the big financial? >> that's a great question. i do think selectively, selectively you can find some picks within that. one of the picks on our list is actually pnc. this is, again, domestically a diversified bank. again, not in some of the businesses that will be under pressure from margin like the larger investment banks, but we'll continue to see a lot of other things going on and a lot of margin pressures. pnc, housing recovery, a pretty well diversified portfolio, well invested. i wouldn't go towards the big traditional investment banks less. >>
by slow we're talking 1.5% to 2% growth in the u.s. and even emerging markets, having 5% growth, this is robust, relative to the 8%, 9% we used to see not long ago so my sense is you want to avoid extreme industrial exposures, you know, sort of pure cyclicals plays that are going to lead you down a bad road. in general, you know in, a slow, steady economic environment. equities seem to do well. diversified company like brookfield can do well >> you think it continues to be a good year for...
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while the u.s., i think, is strong because of foot locker, but some analyst came out today and said u.s. is even weak. remember, nike trades on futures orders, not on earnings. so if you're dumb enough to want to trade in after hours, be aware, you might be trading on the wrong number. friday. these are big brand names. what a big week next week. friday we get results from walgreen's. i feel badly for wag. we just heard from cvs yesterday which boosted its numbers. that's a tough comparison to go against. i don't know how walgreen's can keep up. i will say this, though, the drug stores have been in secular share take mode from other stores, which is one reason why cvs was able to deliver such a strong number p. and i think walgreen's will show better numbers now that it's put its express scripts tiff behind it. moving over to cvs. that was really he helpful for cvs. there is only one issue to get my arms around here, the gigantic purchase of alliance boots. and whether walgreen's is swallowing more than it can chew. be ready for the heimlich. the newly design the walgreen's and dwayne r
while the u.s., i think, is strong because of foot locker, but some analyst came out today and said u.s. is even weak. remember, nike trades on futures orders, not on earnings. so if you're dumb enough to want to trade in after hours, be aware, you might be trading on the wrong number. friday. these are big brand names. what a big week next week. friday we get results from walgreen's. i feel badly for wag. we just heard from cvs yesterday which boosted its numbers. that's a tough comparison to...
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at the white house for almost six years, experience with the treasury department and also a former u.s. mint director. do you have any -- any feeling, any sort of inside feeling, if you like, about what's going on over there? >> yeah, you know, i've been there before, and can i say that all the parties truly wanted to come to some type of resolution, but they have kicked the can down the road so many times it's all the solutions that are left are extremely difficult ones with huge political and economic negative consequences, so from my perspective they are having so much difficulty trying to come to agreement. i'm shaving a little bit off of this year's deficit. we're going to have fiscal problems for as far as the eye can see, an here's where an investor, a smart investor is going to want to diversify, especially into things like tangible assets like gold. >> you're going to make the case for gold here, which, you know, has had a heck of a run for the last decade or so, but it has started to show signs of wear and tear. what would propel gold from here necessarily? >> well, two thing
at the white house for almost six years, experience with the treasury department and also a former u.s. mint director. do you have any -- any feeling, any sort of inside feeling, if you like, about what's going on over there? >> yeah, you know, i've been there before, and can i say that all the parties truly wanted to come to some type of resolution, but they have kicked the can down the road so many times it's all the solutions that are left are extremely difficult ones with huge...
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an associated press analysis shows individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion u.s. stock funds from april 2007 and it's the first time ordinary investors have sold during a bull market since world war ii. >>> mortgage rates headed down last week according to freddie mac. the 30-year fixed rate average was 3.35%, just 0.04% from the 40-year lowest on record since 1971. the average on 30-year fixed rates was 3.66%, the lowest in 65 years. michelle, it seems like a good time to buy. >> yeah, maybe. >> thank you, seema, if you can get the loan. >>> why when we just upgraded their trade status in we're about to get answers from a russian expert just ahead. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit offection. report. i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. >> gun control advocates talk about great laws in gun ownership if great britain. there's only one problem, they don't work. they seem to have made things even
an associated press analysis shows individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion u.s. stock funds from april 2007 and it's the first time ordinary investors have sold during a bull market since world war ii. >>> mortgage rates headed down last week according to freddie mac. the 30-year fixed rate average was 3.35%, just 0.04% from the 40-year lowest on record since 1971. the average on 30-year fixed rates was 3.66%, the lowest in 65 years. michelle, it seems like a good time...
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the u.s. fda considering it. their decision expected by st. patrick's day of 2013. infinity farm amended a licensing agreement involving enzymes that could help fight against cancer. rbc likes it. they raised their price target to 38 from 32. this company also recently sold stock which rbc adds could help shore up their capital position. >>> finally, best buy. best buy shares not moving higher today. in fact, down a percent. but you had positive comments i want to relay to you about the new store remodels. an analyst went to best buy post- and pre-model and says the new stores are a real up grade from the whole. he believes the new design could help sales. best buy down about 33% this quarter. >>> in bonus stock which is not a stock at all, it is an etf, talking about the uso, i'm only showing it to you because it's up 2.7%. it is very active and you got some technical levels looking pretty good, mandy. >> actually, that oil etf is a pretty good segue into the oil check because the president's early return to washington sparking an oil rally. bertha coombs has been
the u.s. fda considering it. their decision expected by st. patrick's day of 2013. infinity farm amended a licensing agreement involving enzymes that could help fight against cancer. rbc likes it. they raised their price target to 38 from 32. this company also recently sold stock which rbc adds could help shore up their capital position. >>> finally, best buy. best buy shares not moving higher today. in fact, down a percent. but you had positive comments i want to relay to you about...
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u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> well, we're getting numbers in. turns out retailers saw the weakest holiday season since 2008 hurt by bad weather and more uncertainty about the rising tax increases that could come next year. we're wondering if the concerns will continue to keep shoppers from spending into 2013. >> let's ask our guests. ladies, thanks so much for having us. i nearly said thank you for having us. thanking you for coming on the show. stacy, here we are day in and day out on the financial news talking about the fiscal cliff, economists talk about the fiscal cliff and politicians talk about t
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where are you on the u.s. market right now? >> you know, i think right now, probably to the end of year, if we can get some kind of movement on this fiscal cliff, you have a real potential for a pop, 3%, 4%, 5%. unfortunately, as i look to 2013, i'm looking at u.s. austerity. so the question is how much is that going to be, and if it's a lot and the rest of the world can't pick up the slack, then we've got problems. if it's just a little, in china and europe, can actually come out of what they've been in, then we might be okay. >> but there's nothing wrong with buying global markets. >> no wrong at all. and it's easy these days. >> it's fairly inexpensive these days. >> it's inexpensive. europe is very cheap in terms of valuation. there's plenty of etfs to do it. these days it's very easy for anyone to do and there's plenty of places to make some money. >> all right, terrific stuff. brian kelly. we call him bk. >>> poll after poll shows the republican party has an image problem. a branding problem. the question is can it be fix
where are you on the u.s. market right now? >> you know, i think right now, probably to the end of year, if we can get some kind of movement on this fiscal cliff, you have a real potential for a pop, 3%, 4%, 5%. unfortunately, as i look to 2013, i'm looking at u.s. austerity. so the question is how much is that going to be, and if it's a lot and the rest of the world can't pick up the slack, then we've got problems. if it's just a little, in china and europe, can actually come out of what...
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. >> drop for u.s. steel. x was down 2%. mike murphy? >> down 2%. what i consider a healthy pull back. this whole sector's had a nice rally on positive china data. so, i think the stock is just pulling back a little bit more than 2% today, but still in a bullish formation. >> and we have a drop here for presents. a drop for presents? tired of tube socks? sick of scarves? here's a problem that many people face. what do you do with the unwanted holiday gifts? more than 350 users have posted items on ebay with the heading unwanted christmas presents and with many rejected presents still wrapped, you can strike it rich on one of these unloved gifts. >> you just had to throw the inlaws in there, right? >> not like i have any experience. but i would imagine that might be difficult. >> that's the regifting move. i like it. >>> coming up next, call it the hottest trade on earth. why a plunging yen is creating big opportunities. >>> and later, the "twilight" movie saga grossing $3 billion for lionsgate. we find out what's next for the company as its stock so
. >> drop for u.s. steel. x was down 2%. mike murphy? >> down 2%. what i consider a healthy pull back. this whole sector's had a nice rally on positive china data. so, i think the stock is just pulling back a little bit more than 2% today, but still in a bullish formation. >> and we have a drop here for presents. a drop for presents? tired of tube socks? sick of scarves? here's a problem that many people face. what do you do with the unwanted holiday gifts? more than 350 users...
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the american civil liberties union in what could be a landmark case against myriad genetics and the u.s. patent office. the case has the support of nearly the entire medical establishment that deals with genetics. >> all of those people are saying, "the patents in this case hurt women's health." >> hansen says that myriad's patents are unconstitutional and should be invalidated. >> there's a longstanding patent law doctrine that says you can't patent the laws of nature and products of nature and abstract ideas. and that's what happens when you patent genes. >> but what was the rationale of the patent office in approving this? >> that isolating and purifying the gene is so transformative that it makes it a different thing. >> but it's still not an invention? >> they would say that by taking it out of your body and stripping away some of the pieces, they--it's no longer a product of nature. it's now an invention. we think that's nonsense. if myriad develops a new drug, a new treatment, a new test, they can get a patent, and they should be able to get a patent. what they shouldn't be able
the american civil liberties union in what could be a landmark case against myriad genetics and the u.s. patent office. the case has the support of nearly the entire medical establishment that deals with genetics. >> all of those people are saying, "the patents in this case hurt women's health." >> hansen says that myriad's patents are unconstitutional and should be invalidated. >> there's a longstanding patent law doctrine that says you can't patent the laws of...
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therefore, the u.s. economy, we're on fragile ground right now. >> short term, sarge, this market held hostage minute by minute by the developments out of washington. >> yeah, sure, if we don't see any kind of compromise whatsoever, you'll see this s&p 500 trading in the 1360s next week. i think you'll get a short-term deal, address some of the issues, not really solve anything, kick the can down the road much like they do in europe and get your mild positive reaction going into the jobs data on friday. >> do you think we get a definitive move in this market one way or the other with some announcement out of washington, or is this market just so tired of all of the developments there? what do you think? >> well, there's still a risk-on trend, and if they kick the can down the road or actually come to some kind of compromise, that trend is intact, and you'll see going into the first few months of the year i believe very positive price action for all the equity indexs? >> what now, rick? what say you? what
therefore, the u.s. economy, we're on fragile ground right now. >> short term, sarge, this market held hostage minute by minute by the developments out of washington. >> yeah, sure, if we don't see any kind of compromise whatsoever, you'll see this s&p 500 trading in the 1360s next week. i think you'll get a short-term deal, address some of the issues, not really solve anything, kick the can down the road much like they do in europe and get your mild positive reaction going into...
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in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you an overall question, jason, and i don't know how you answer this, but, for investors, that are looking at a way to play energy, i mean, is it going to be basically hydro carbon based? are we back to that where it's either natural gas or oil exploration or some facet of that? >> i certainly think so. i think that did we're looking for trends in 2013, you know, the potential re-emergence of higher natural gas prices could be there. we think it's going to take some time for that to happen. i think the trend in 2013 is going to b
in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you...
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only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux guarantees of fixing the original faux guarantees as the intrusion really did get worse. i take you back to september of 2008 when the gses were put in the conservatorship and then treasury secretary paulson said the following quote. i attribute the need for today's action, talking about conservatorship, primarily to the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the gse government sponsored enterprise structure and to the ongoing housing correction. well, first of all, how many experts have we had on lately that have said housing is doing much better. today's kate shiler seems to
only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux...
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. >> three days before the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff, congressional leaders will meet with the president this afternoon. i remember standing on the white house north lawn last month, after leaders met with the president back then. things looked pretty promising. here's what they said after that meeting. >> i believe that the framework that i've outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president's call for a fair and balanced approach. >> i feel confident that a solution may be in sight. >> it was a constructive meeting. we all understand where we are. >> we feel very comfortable with each other and this isn't something we're going to wait until the last day of december to get it done. >> isn't that special? now we're in the last days of december. and with just three days to go, the rhetoric has changed in the beltway. these are the latest comments. >> republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward, just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. t
. >> three days before the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff, congressional leaders will meet with the president this afternoon. i remember standing on the white house north lawn last month, after leaders met with the president back then. things looked pretty promising. here's what they said after that meeting. >> i believe that the framework that i've outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president's call for a fair and balanced approach. >> i feel confident that...
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and guess what -- >> jimmy you got a democrat u.s. president, democratic chamber with the u.s. senate, why can't the president get this done? i mean, this is-ish. >> it's that simple. there are two words, they're called, i object. if you've ever worked -- raise your hand on the panel if you've ever worked in the united states senate. i don't see any hands. in the senate you got 100 egotistical men and women, which i'm fine with that. but if one of them is pissed off about something, they say i object and you can't get it through. the bottom line is, you've got one person objecting, mitch mcconnell. i like mitch mcconnell. he's not a terrible guy. but he keeps objecting and that's going to be the problem. he's going to be the decider on this. if he can get his caucus to coalesce and get 60 votes or no objections, something's going to come out of the senate. it's too late to get it done by january 1st. we're going off the cliff, boys. >> all right. how far -- >> i want to try out my idea. >> okay. >> because i still think we're talking about end of january, early february. that's
and guess what -- >> jimmy you got a democrat u.s. president, democratic chamber with the u.s. senate, why can't the president get this done? i mean, this is-ish. >> it's that simple. there are two words, they're called, i object. if you've ever worked -- raise your hand on the panel if you've ever worked in the united states senate. i don't see any hands. in the senate you got 100 egotistical men and women, which i'm fine with that. but if one of them is pissed off about something,...
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that's reassuring for the u.s. dollar. >> and that's one of the most amazing things about the dollar. when our economy does really badly, the dollar does well. people buy tee bills. even if the government is frustrated and the fed is frustrated, there's nowhere else to go. >> and, peter, i feel like i've read in all of your writings somewhere there will be a tipping point with that. >> with the dollar? >> yes. >> i think we've almost reached it. they said why is the euro at 1.30. i said ben bernanke is the euro's best friend. we're the reserve currency of the world. i think that says a lot. will we get some dollar strength? well, look at the context. gold has gone from 250 to almost 1700. what is the dollar the going to be strong against? it's all a relative game. i think 85 billion of newly printed money in the u.s., got is going much higher. to me, that's a ultimate treasure of the dollar. >> ben, wa do you want to talk about? do you want to weigh in on that or the market's inability to move higher? i thought thi
that's reassuring for the u.s. dollar. >> and that's one of the most amazing things about the dollar. when our economy does really badly, the dollar does well. people buy tee bills. even if the government is frustrated and the fed is frustrated, there's nowhere else to go. >> and, peter, i feel like i've read in all of your writings somewhere there will be a tipping point with that. >> with the dollar? >> yes. >> i think we've almost reached it. they said why is...
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u.s. today. details on how it will affect your holiday travel, right after this. >> announcer: before the hit the road, here is your traveler's check. when employees head out on business travel, where are they spending their company's money? according to certify, an expense reporting company, their data revails that the most expensed airline, delta. and hotel? hilton. what is the most popular restaurant for employee expenses? find out, next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro....
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today, u.s. regulators are outlining a deal on both sides of the atlantic to take losses and ensure efficient capital exists in the bank's headquarters to protect taxpayers. the bank of england and fdic are suggesting the plan would reduce financial stability. >> too big to fail. >> i have to admit, i'm a little bit concerned because he was supposed to be back today. >> he was. >> in a foreign country. and i don't know this for sure, but have you ever seen midnight express? >> i have. >> you have seen that movie? i don't know. he's on a bus. he's got stuff taped to him. andrew was supposed to be here. now, i don't know whether anything happened as he was trying to exit this run. and i don't know what he was trying to bring back. but it is a country known for -- >> he was probably bigging back a gift for you. >> maybe so. but all i know is he's not -- i can go to washington state for that. i don't need andrew to bring it back. but i'm a little bit concerned. do you remember? >> i think he's okay,
today, u.s. regulators are outlining a deal on both sides of the atlantic to take losses and ensure efficient capital exists in the bank's headquarters to protect taxpayers. the bank of england and fdic are suggesting the plan would reduce financial stability. >> too big to fail. >> i have to admit, i'm a little bit concerned because he was supposed to be back today. >> he was. >> in a foreign country. and i don't know this for sure, but have you ever seen midnight...
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we've been watching u.s. equity futures and they have been indicated higher this morning after a bit of a sell-off yesterday for the dpau. you saw it down by 90-plus points yesterday after some big gains on monday and tuesday. this morning you see the dow futures indicated up by about 43 points above fair value. s&p also four points higher than fair value. overseas in asia, a little bit of a sell-off in japan. remember, though, the nikkei did see some massive gains the day above. in fact closed above 10,000 on wednesday for the first time since all the way back to march. overnight it ended up closing down by about 121 points, or make that tuesday. wednesday was the sell-off. where am i? no, no, no, wednesday was the big move up, thursday was the sell-off. they're 12 hours ahead of us. in europe at this hour you can see that there are barely any gains anywhere across the markets. relatively flat for both the ftse, the cac, and for the dax, saz well. again, all of these kind of waiting to see what happens in wa
we've been watching u.s. equity futures and they have been indicated higher this morning after a bit of a sell-off yesterday for the dpau. you saw it down by 90-plus points yesterday after some big gains on monday and tuesday. this morning you see the dow futures indicated up by about 43 points above fair value. s&p also four points higher than fair value. overseas in asia, a little bit of a sell-off in japan. remember, though, the nikkei did see some massive gains the day above. in fact...
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one for u.s. viewers on the statistics, u.s. in 2012, it's producing 6.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. that is the highest levels in 15 years. set in 2013 to produce over seven million barrels, the highest levels in 20 years. no wonder paperworkopec's worri demand. >> especially with the situation with shale and natural gas and everything. thank you very much. >>> coming up, the fiscal cliff, the dividend tax rate, a power company ceo will tell us about his biggest concern if a deal doesn't get done by the end of the year. >>> also, what the ceo of walmart thinks about that, as well. he had really explosive data. mike duke last night. we'll bring it to you. "squawk box" is coming back. what's next? he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, an
one for u.s. viewers on the statistics, u.s. in 2012, it's producing 6.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. that is the highest levels in 15 years. set in 2013 to produce over seven million barrels, the highest levels in 20 years. no wonder paperworkopec's worri demand. >> especially with the situation with shale and natural gas and everything. thank you very much. >>> coming up, the fiscal cliff, the dividend tax rate, a power company ceo will tell us about his biggest concern...
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u.s. equity futures this hour, not too bad. if the cliff was -- just, you know, end of the world -- i mean, we did make it through that. i guess people are optimistic that we're all still here in the flesh. we don't know at this point whether the mayan me to you're -- the end of the world could have involved a zombie apocalypse. you wouldn't know at this point whether the first zombie was actually somewhere right now -- >> someone has to be the first zombie. >> someone has to be the first one. then it spreads slowly. and that's -- could have been like that. see, that's how i thought it would end if it ends. not with a comment. but i did have a roll of quarters in my pockets, ready to go. >> are zombies not immune to rolls of quarters? >> no, in case the guys outside the planet that runs into us -- >> it depends on what type of zombie you get. if you get the walking dead zombie, i think we could deal with. that they're quite slow. >> they're not upstairs -- >> if you get the zombies from -- from -- i'm forgetting the name of the
u.s. equity futures this hour, not too bad. if the cliff was -- just, you know, end of the world -- i mean, we did make it through that. i guess people are optimistic that we're all still here in the flesh. we don't know at this point whether the mayan me to you're -- the end of the world could have involved a zombie apocalypse. you wouldn't know at this point whether the first zombie was actually somewhere right now -- >> someone has to be the first zombie. >> someone has to be the...
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. >>> and in corporate news, a u.s. investigation finds more evidence about how walmart used payoffs allegedly in mexico to advance its gold down there. it's tuesday, december 18th, 2012. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. our guest host this hour is julia sed. fiscal cliff negotiations, our top story. now president obama is proposing leaving lower tax rates in place for everyone except those earning $400,000 and above. that's above the $250,000 threshold that the president has been demanding for months, but it is still far from speaker john boehner's request of $1 million. a source familiar with the talk says this is by no means the final offer for the white house. the move by the president was welcomed, albeit with some reservations. we will talk about the latest developments in just a few minutes. in the meantime, the global markets seem to be taking note of the optimism. you can see right now t
. >>> and in corporate news, a u.s. investigation finds more evidence about how walmart used payoffs allegedly in mexico to advance its gold down there. it's tuesday, december 18th, 2012. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. our guest host this hour is julia sed. fiscal cliff negotiations, our top story. now president obama is proposing...
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the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their website, a little bit of foreboding, there's a big fat link on the upper right side that says strike preparations. melissa, back to you. >> brian, as we've seen with other strikes, of course, theoretically shifts can go into other ports maybe in mexico and goods can move up by rail or truck. >> yes. but it does complicate the supply chain. there is obviously some distribution issues. but yes, there are ways around it. it just complicates it and costly. >> brian shactman, thank you. as congressional leaders
the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their...
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>> light in the u.s. unless the politicians actually start working, some are going to show up today and they do something. then they are going to start talking, trying to put out headlines, try to outdo each other, talk to guys like carl, gals like you and try to say, hey, look at me, i'm fixing everything, then you will see markets move a little bit. >> in terms of the volatileity, we have seen volatility remain extremely low. granted, we are in a holiday-short and week, therefore it is artificially depressed, higher than we are seeing it now, at 19 and change or so. what do you account for the complacency in the market, remained in the market most of the month of december, as we are nearing the deadline? >> you have two competing things, guys who made money and don't want to risk it and guys that missed the move and are frustrated they are not going to get n the retail investor is not really participating, a lot of the funds respect playing right now either, they will wait until next week. >> i know a l
>> light in the u.s. unless the politicians actually start working, some are going to show up today and they do something. then they are going to start talking, trying to put out headlines, try to outdo each other, talk to guys like carl, gals like you and try to say, hey, look at me, i'm fixing everything, then you will see markets move a little bit. >> in terms of the volatileity, we have seen volatility remain extremely low. granted, we are in a holiday-short and week, therefore...